The Cosmic Computer

Conn Maxwell returns to his impoverished home planet of Poictesme, known as "The Junkyard Planet," with news of a possible location for Merlin, a military super-computer believed to have been left behind after the last war. The desperate inhabitants view Merlin as their potential means to wealth and prosperity, but uncertainties loom about its existence and the true implications of its discovery. Will finding Merlin bring salvation or sow discord among the people?